ibw-news 4/2007
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Entwicklung
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CHECK IT – What are the tests I have to take when applying for an apprenticeship post? » Dr. Monika Thum-Kraft
Due to the great demand for the ibw’s recruitment assistance on the part of educational and vocational guidance teachers, the ibw has developed a separate instrument which can be applied in schools within the framework of theoretical classes on occupations as a preparation for job interviews. It is ideally suited for educational and vocational counselling at the school level.
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The 2007 World Skills Competition: Austria has Europe’s second-best team » Ing. Stefan Praschl
Two times gold, one time silver and one time bronze were the trophies obtained by the Austrian team at this year’s world skills competition in Japan. Also the ibw played a major part! -
The ibw has successfully completed the language skills project “LaBooM” » Gastautor
The 30th of November marked the end of the term of the Leonardo da Vinci project “LaBooM” (short for: LAnguages for the BOOk and Media sector). Coordinated by the ibw, twelve project partners produced excellent results.
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Apprentices show how it works » Mag. Dagmar Achleitner
Career guidance from a different angle: Apprentices take photos of their trade to inform those who want to start an apprenticeship about the world of work. Eligible for participation in the photo competition, which was initiated by the ibw, are all apprentices as well as apprenticeship graduates from 2007. Participation is possible until 31 December 2007 via the website www.ibw.at/fotowettbewerb.
Forschung
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On the importance of soft skills in staff recruitment » Mag. Kurt Schmid
A merely superficial glance on job vacancies suffices to reveal that companies place high requirements on their future staff as regards specialist and non-specialist skills. Expert knowledge alone is today no longer the only criterion for a successful career. The ibw has studied this trend in a survey. -
MEVOC lives on in the ECGC! » Dr. Monika Thum-Kraft
MEVOC – the quality manual for educational and vocational counselling – is a practice-oriented, interactive online tool to identify and promote high-quality counselling. It was developed within the framework of a Leonardo da Vinci pilot project (2003-2006). Building on MEVOC, the EU project ECGC – European Career Guidance Certificate will be launched as early as this year. The MEVOC standards will be transferred into an ECGC exam.
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The labour market of a mega-event – The ibw analyses the impact of the UEFA Euro 2008 on the Austrian labour market » Ehemaliger Mitarbeiter
The Public Employment Service Austria (AMS) commissioned the ibw to identify the demand for occupations, skills and qualifications by Austrian enterprises on the occasion of the organisation and implementation of the European Football Championship. This is an analysis of the first findings. -
The ibw as a partner of the AMOR project » Ehemaliger Mitarbeiter
AMOR – “Approach for the matching process of outcome-based curricula to the EQF in vocational education”. This project aims to describe qualifications and develop a methodology to link occupations and training pathways to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). -
Quality development of VET in the occupational field of the metal industry: Set of instruments for teachers and trainers » Mag. Helmut Dornmayr
The quality development framework (QDF) should not be seen as a competition but rather as a supplement to existing quality assurance and development systems. -
Skills as reference points: European pilot project on ECVET by the example of the training for the occupation “Polier” » Dr. Arthur Schneeberger
To do justice to the diversity of IVET and CVET landscapes in Europe, which are largely underestimated, ECVET does not focus on periods of learning, types of training or training providers but primarily on outcomes and the transparency of qualifications.
Gastautoren
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Gründungsmanagement kompakt (Concise guide to start-up management; in German) » Gastautor
This book offers an application-oriented and concise presentation of the key issues connected with start-up ventures. Starting out from ideas generation and the founder’s personality, the range of topics encompasses financing, legal issues, start-up framework conditions, as well as the development of a business plan.
Statistik/Grafik
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Apprenticeship rates among the gainfully employed by sections » Sabine Nowak
The apprenticeship rate in the labour force amounts to up to 9.5 percent.
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